S00.22
S00.22 — Blister (nonthermal) of eyelid and periocular area
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S00.22 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for blister (nonthermal) of eyelid and periocular area. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S00.22 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S00.22
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S00.2. If S00.22 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S00.20Unspecified superficial injury of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.21Abrasion of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.24External constriction of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.25Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.26Insect bite (nonvenomous) of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.27Other superficial bite of eyelid and periocular area
Questions about S00.22
- Is S00.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S00.22 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S00.22 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).